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• NWS Posts “Elevated” Wildfire Risk

  14-10-2026 06:43 via breezynews.com
  
  It’s gotten so dry in this area that it won’t take much wind to spread any wildfires that break out.  The National Weather Service has posted an “elevated” risk of wildfires through Saturday as a result of extremely dry vegetation and low humidity.  It says, even though winds should stay below 10 miles an hour today and tomorrow, any sort of sparks could ignite fallen leaves and drought-stressed grass and touch off a big fire.  And conditions will only get
  
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• New video shows chaotic moments before Senatobia police shot toddler

  21-10-2026 06:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Joseph Cranney is a reporter at Verite News. Mukta Joshi is a reporter at Mississippi Today. She is spending a year as a New York Times Local Investigations fellow. Eduardo Medina is a reporter covering the South for The New York Times. Devon Lum is a reporter on the Vis
  
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• Chuck Schumer PAC spends $1.2 million for Scott Colom as pundits say Hyde-Smith lead is waning

  20-10-2026 22:09 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A top Democratic super PAC focused on U.S. Senate races announced Tuesday that it will spend $1.2 million on an ad campaign in Mississippi for Scott Colom.
  The ad, paid for by the Senate Majority PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, marks th
  
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• Wicker urges US-Ukraine deal as Trump strains ties with Zelenskyy and eases up on Russia

  20-10-2026 22:06 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-Ukraine alliance is careening toward a possible breaking point, with Moscow strengthened by President Donald Trump’s recent rejection of new Russia sanctions and Kyiv undermined by disruptions in satellite support for its drones dur
  
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• Wicker urges US-Ukraine deal as ties hit new low as Trump slights Zelenskyy and eases up on Russia

  20-10-2026 22:06 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-Ukraine alliance is careening toward a possible breaking point, with Moscow strengthened by President Donald Trump’s recent rejection of new Russia sanctions and Kyiv undermined by disruptions in satellite support for its drones dur
  
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• US ties with Ukraine hit new low as Trump slights Zelenskyy and eases up on Russia

  20-10-2026 22:06 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-Ukraine alliance is careening toward a possible breaking point, with Moscow strengthened by President Donald Trump’s recent rejection of new Russia sanctions and Kyiv undermined by disruptions in satellite support for its drones dur
  
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• During brain drain research, New Yorker finds reasons to remember Mississippi

  20-10-2026 20:27 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Mississippi Today Ideas is a platform for thoughtful ideas to be shared about our state’s past, present and future. Opinions expressed in guest essays are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of Mississippi Today. You can read more about th
  
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• Mount Everest Comes to Kosciusko

  20-10-2026 19:16 via breezynews.com
  
  Greg Taylor kept a joint meeting of The Kosciusko Rotary and Lions clubs spellbound Tuesday as he told his story of summiting Mount Everest.
  Taylor, a Mississippian, described the base camps, ice fields, the death zone and his 20 minutes on the summit. Taylor made the accent in May of 2025 when he was 60 years old.The crowd also got to see and even “try on” some of his clothing and equipment used in the climb. Dr Stephen Rea is pictured below wearing the backpack that made the accent
  
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• State lawmaker urges Jackson city leaders to support Pearl River casino project

  20-10-2026 18:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A state lawmaker pleaded with members of the Jackson City Council on Monday night to sell city-owned swampland along the Pearl River, a move that could advance a long-sought riverfront casino resort in Mississippi’s capital city.Rep. Chris Bell, a Democrat fro
  
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• State lawmaker urges Jackson city leaders to sell property for Pearl River casino project

  20-10-2026 18:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  A state lawmaker pleaded with members of the Jackson City Council on Monday night to sell city-owned swampland along the Pearl River, a move that could advance a long-sought riverfront casino resort in Mississippi’s capital city.Rep. Chris Bell, a Democrat fro
  
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• These artists are honoring the Mississippi River Basin one piece of glass at a time

  20-10-2026 17:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
  Libby Reuter watched the creek flow slowly, like she had done dozens of times before.Mallard ducks rested on stones and cattails sprang out of the creek. The water ran parallel to a street busy with traffic and joggers, pooling behind the art museum in Springfield, Mo. Fassnight Creek is hundreds of miles from the banks of the Mississippi River, but that’s exactly what drew Reuter, an artist, there with her creative partner, Joshua Rowan. They wanted to tell a story about the creek a
  
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• Burglary, DUI, and Shoplifting Arrests in Carthage and Leake

  20-10-2026 14:00 via breezynews.com
  
  HEATHER A BURRAGE, 43, of Carthage, Shoplifting, Bench Warrant – Leake County Justice Court, Bench Warrant – Carthage Municipal Court, CPD.  Bond $889.25, N/A, $0.
   KORY M GIBSON, 33, of Carthage, Trespass after Notice of Non-Permission, CPD.  Bond $398.
   CONNER W GRANTHAM, 19, of Carthage, Shoplifting, CPD.  Bond $889.25.
   
   CHARLES M JOHNSON, 41, of Vaiden, Felony Indictment, LCSO.  Bond N/A.
   CASEY D MORRIS, 48, of Carthage, Receiving S
  
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• Burn Ban Ignored as Attala Firefighters Battle Multiple Fires; Costly Charges Pending

  20-10-2026 08:48 via breezynews.com
  
  Despite an active burn ban, Attala County firefighters continue responding to fires across the county. According to Attala County Fire Chief Tim Cox, crews have responded to several fires lately.
  Firefighters battled multiple grass fires on HWY 35 N, woods fires on Attala Roads 1116 and 2135, and a fire on Attala Rd. 4106 that involved woods, a structure, and a vehicle. Fortunately, the home was unoccupied and no injuries were reported. One of the HWY 35 N fires also involved a downed power line
  
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• Neshoba County Under Burn Ban

  20-10-2026 08:00 via breezynews.com
  
  There’s now a burn ban in effect in Neshoba County as the danger of wildfires continues this week.  Neshoba becoming the 46th county in Mississippi to make outdoor burning illegal.  The sheriff’s department says it’ll be enforcing the burn ban which will be in effect for at least two weeks.
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• What’s the Connection Between Kosciusko and the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash?

  20-10-2026 07:11 via breezynews.com
  
  49 years ago this evening, a small community in south Mississippi suddenly became the focus of the music world…
  “Free Bird” intro
  FAA Official:  “The aircraft was making an instrument flight rules flight from Greenville, South Carolina to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  The pilot reported that he was low on fuel and the aircraft was then routed to McComb which was a nearby airport.  At 7:47 Eastern Daylight Time, the aircraft disappeared from the radar scope and
  
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• Report finds birth centers improve outcomes. Mississippi has none

  20-10-2026 06:01 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Despite growing evidence that midwife-led birth centers improve outcomes for mothers and infants, Mississippi remains one of 10 states with no centers. Mississippi is also among the states with the fewest midwives per births in the nation, according to a new report by th
  
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• SPLC president during Jackson visit says organization is ready to fight DOJ prosecution

  19-10-2026 23:17 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Southern Poverty Law Center President Ryan Haygood told Mississippi Today on Monday that his organization is prepared to fight the Trump Justice Department’s indictments in a trial set for April.Haygood was in Jackson for the start of the organization’s &ldqu
  
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• Mississippi attorney general clears Senatobia police officer who shot, killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley

  19-10-2026 19:50 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Joseph Cranney is a reporter with the Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center in collaboration with The New York Times. Mukta Joshi is an investigative reporter at Mississippi Today. She is spending a year as a New York Times Local Investigations fellow examining
  
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• Attorney General clears Senatobia police officer who shot, killed Kohen Wiley

  19-10-2026 19:50 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Joseph Cranney is a reporter with the Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center in collaboration with The New York Times. Mukta Joshi is an investigative reporter at Mississippi Today. She is spending a year as a New York Times Local Investigations fellow examining
  
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• Attorney General clears Senatobia police officer who shot, killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley

  19-10-2026 19:50 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Joseph Cranney is a reporter with the Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center in collaboration with The New York Times. Mukta Joshi is an investigative reporter at Mississippi Today. She is spending a year as a New York Times Local Investigations fellow examining
  
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• Kicks Picks Week 8 Winner is… Connor Bell of Carthage!

  19-10-2026 19:01 via breezynews.com
  
  Week 8 of Kicks Picks was a close one! It was a tight race til the very end, but there can be only one winner.. This week’s champion is Conor Bell of Carthage!
  Congratulations Conor, you are the winner of our weekly Friday Night Food Spot Prize, a $15 gift card to Sonic!
  You, too, could be a winner. Just be sure to submit your picks by 6:00 p.m. on Friday to be eligible!
  Week 9 picks can be found here.
  Remember to play each week for a chance to win the season prize, a Turtlebox Grande Blue
  
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• DOJ reaches settlement with Lexington Police Department over civil rights violations

  19-10-2026 17:59 via mississippitoday.org
  
  The U.S. Department of Justice has announced it reached a settlement forcing reforms in a Mississippi city and its police department, which the DOJ found discriminated against Black people, used excessive force and retaliated against critics.The settlement announced Friday comes after a scathing 2024 DOJ report said the Lexington Police Department routinely violated citizens’ civil rights in the rural, poor, majority-Black city located about 65 miles north of the state’s capital. Po
  
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• Audio: Katherine Ellard talks 2026 Holmes CC Homecoming

  19-10-2026 16:50 via breezynews.com
  
  Holmes Community College Coordinator of Alumni Affairs speaks with The BreckFast Show’s Breck Riley to discuss all the Homecoming activities planned on the Goodman Campus for Thursday, Oct. 22
  Highlights include:Morning Events: Visual Art Show, Baseball/Softball highlights, and the Career & Transfer Fair at McDaniel Hall.
  Workforce & Tech Expo: Touch-a-Truck displays featuring the lineman truck, welding trailer, and emergency vehicles.
  Alumni Honorees: Recognizing Alumni of the Yea
  
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• Community Send-Off Planned for Saturday as Kosciusko Big Red Band heads to State Competition

  19-10-2026 16:28 via breezynews.com
  
  The Kosciusko Big Red Band will compete in the State Championship competition this Saturday, Oct. 24, at Pearl High School with their show, “In the End.”
  A community send-off is scheduled for Saturday morning at Kosciusko High School. Supporters are asked to gather along both sides of the KHS driveway at 11:20 AM as the band departs. Attendees are welcome to bring signs, posters, and noisemakers.
  The championship performance will take place at Pearl High School at 3:30 PM. Spectators
  
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• Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling, Many Felony Drug Arrests, and Domestic Violence in Kosciusko and Attala County Arrests

  19-10-2026 16:07 via breezynews.com
  
  GARRETT ALSTON, 28, of Kosciusko, Domestic Violence – Simple Assault, KPD.  Bond $1,130.
   DEMARRIUS J CARR, 22, of Kosciusko, Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling, Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon, KPD.  Bond $100,000, $50,000.
   KENDRICK R CARTER, 43, of Kosciusko, Shoplifting – 2nd, KPD.  Bond $2,300.
   SKUYLER J ELLINGTON, 18, of Kosciusko, Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling, KPD.  Bond $100,000.
   JESSICA L GOOLSBY, 39, of Morton, Felony
  
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• Bill Clinton and others pay tribute to women ‘Warriors of the Civil Rights Movement’

  19-10-2026 15:59 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  SAN FRANCISCO – These eight women and their families fought in a war known as America’s Civil Rights Movement. Over the weekend, they gathered, perhaps for the last time, as former President Bill Clinton and others cheered their courage and their grace.&ldquo
  
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• Mississippi tops US for Medicaid enrollees prescribed birth control some say is linked to brain tumors

  19-10-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  Marlena Jenkins is a public high school teacher who loves helping kids ask the right questions. Jenkins, 47, knows what happens when kids don’t learn that skill. At 18, Jenkins had a baby after graduating high school in Hattiesburg in 1997 with no sex educatio
  
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• Long Creek Elementary announces first 9-Weeks honor roll students

  19-10-2026 10:46 via breezynews.com
  
  Long Creek Elementary school has announced honor roll students for the first nine weeks of the school year.
  School Honor Roll Announcement★ Superintendent’s Honor List
  First Grade: Faith Moore, Kayson Price, Aleah Scott
  Second Grade: Emily Mayers, Journee Miller, Austin Rayford
  Third Grade: Kyden Riley, Malachi Teague
  Fourth Grade: Lily Mayers
  Fifth Grade: Mickayla Roby
  Sixth Grade: Jamarris Barnes, Morgan Harmon, Mariyah Wash★ Principal’s Honor List
  First Grade: John All
  
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• Wildfire Danger Continues This Week

  19-10-2026 07:08 via breezynews.com
  
  Conditions will again be favorable for wildfires across Mississippi this week.   The National Weather Service says the fire danger threat is the result of low humidity and dry vegetation, with light winds forecast over the next several days.
  Burn bans remain in effect for 34 counties in Mississippi including Attala, Leake, Holmes, Winston, Carroll and Montgomery.
  The post Wildfire Danger Continues This Week appeared first on BreezyNews.com - Kosciusko News 24/7.
  
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• Jason White’s poll on vouchers ignores strong test results in Mississippi public schools

  18-10-2026 13:00 via mississippitoday.org
  
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  House Speaker Jason White – or at least the poll he commissioned – does not seem to be embracing what has become known as the “Mississippi miracle” that references the state’s dramatic gains on some national education tests.While Mississippi
  
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